Better health statistics: The Cuban experience [9]

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9515, 2006, Pages 985-986

  Lazo, Mariana ^a   Franco, Manuel ^a   Cooper, Richard ^b   Orduñez, Pedro ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Hospital Universitario Dr Gustavo Aldereguia Lima   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUBA; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATISTICS; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 33645097720     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68422-5     Document Type: Letter

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